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dactyl

/ˈdæktɪl/ /ˈdæktaɪl/
noun
GeneralAcademicLiterature
  1. 1 daktilos, daktilik ayak countable

Definition (English)

A unit of poetic meter with three syllables: one long or stressed followed by two short ones.

Example Sentences

  1. The word 'merrily' is a textbook dactyl.
    'Merrily' kelimesi tipik bir daktilos örneğidir.
  2. A dactyl is the bread-and-butter foot of classical hexameter.
    Daktilos, klasik heksametrenin temel ayağıdır.